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Download 3 MP3s we recorded in Nepal of traditional music (unavailable anywhere else). You'll be listed as a donor, if you would like, on our website.
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5 MP3 downloads of our Nepali traditional music recordings (unavailable anywhere else) and a Mountain Music Project sticker. And you'll be listed as a donor, if you like, on our website.
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The popular and stylish Mountain Music Project T-shirt, 10 MP3 downloads of our Nepali traditional music recordings, MMP Sticker, and a thank you note from all of us at MMP. And you'll be listed as a donor, if you like, on our website.
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A copy of our CD, T-Shirt, Bumper Sticker, 10 MP3 downloads, and a thank you note from all of us at MMP. And you'll be listed as a donor, if you like, on our website.
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A DVD of our award winning documentary film, MMP T-shirt, Stickers, 10 MP3 downloads, and a thank you note from all of us at MMP. Listing as a donor, if you like, on our website.
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Our CD, DVD, T-shirt, Stickers, 10 MP3 downloads, our undying gratitude and probably some very good karma. Listing as a donor, if you like, on our website.
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In addition to our CD, DVD, T-shirt, Stickers, 10 MP3 downloads, you'll receive a beautiful hand-carved small Sarangi (Nepali fiddle), our eternal gratitude and many beautiful words, thoughts, and praises from the Mountain Music staff and surely some very good karma.
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The Mountain Music Project’s mission is to encourage the preservation of musical traditions in rural and under-served communities throughout the world, with a special focus on mountainous regions. Our activities include cultural exchanges and expeditions, multimedia documentation, and supporting local cultural preservation organizations.
The Mountain Music Project was started by Jake Penchansky, Tara Linhardt, and Danny Knicely. Jake had experience traveling the world as radio producer and "guerilla ethnomusicologist;" recording traditional music around world. A professional bluegrass musician originally from the hills of Virginia, Tara lived and studied in Nepal as an undergraduate and gained a deep understanding of the language and culture. Danny is a 4th generation Appalachian musician with an uncommon musical gift of being able to play almost anything he hears on almost anything with strings. These three combined forces and created 2 great projects: an award-winning documentary film and a collaborative CD with traditional musicians from Nepal and renowned bluegrass and old time musicians in the US.
The project is beyond innovative. The full documentary was beautifully shot, entertaining, and informative. It was not a simple reiteration of facts... it described a real cross-cultural experience - a journey with musicians from very different backgrounds who still manage to share remarkable similarities. And the music was absolutely incredible. I look forward to more!